Before really getting into this topic, I’d love for anyone interested in eventually becoming a hockey coach to read this article: “The journey of Yankees minor league coach Ari Adut“. It’s not a hockey story (obviously), but it surely can be helpful to those considering a career in coaching any sport. I think it awesome…
Building off of his coaching mentors, Yankees minor league hitting coach Ari Adut is ready to help the organization. More… PS: I’ve added a post on this topic that should be of interest to certain hockey folks: “So You Want To Be A Hockey Coach“.
It should probably come as no surprise that there were going to be some COVID-19 outbreaks as NHL teams began to assemble for informal workouts. And it should come as less of a surprise that the two teams involved were the Columbus Blue Jackets and Vegas Golden Knights. Both cities have been huge hotspots for…
I was thinking about others today, and in particular those who might attend our online hockey mastermind meetups. What struck me is that a lot of coaches, parents and adult rec players younger than I prefer their cellphones over working on a regular computer or a laptop. And what also struck me was remembering how…
Before I get on a roll here, let me first point out the above image (and then give you some time to consider what that player might be doing). And just to stall a little, let me explain how this thing about “Hockey Shutdowns” came about… You see, a member and I were just today…
Above is a sample of the “Rules for Winners” flashcards. The difference for our members is that the full flashcards (coming soon) will be controllable. From a learning perspective, here’s what I recommend: Personally, I think the best coaches (and parents) can make this kind of learning fun. Got questions? I’d like to hear them.…
The NHL unveiled their new reverse retro jerseys on Monday morning, and for the most part they’re pretty great. Many play into the staunch traditional of organizations, others play with the nostalgia of the era in which they were created. Some are just sad. I’m generally of the opinion that all jerseys are good jerseys.…
I have a collection of audio tapes that others in hockey would die for. No, they’re not transferred to CDs yet, but that doesn’t matter to me right now. Here’s my first point about those tapes… Most of them are lectures I recorded over my 40-plus years of traveling and studying around the hockey world.…
When the 2019-20 NHL season was paused, the status of free agency was in flux. We later learned the signing period would begin at noon ET on Oct. 9. That’s when unrestricted free agents began signing with new teams, restricted free agents with arbitration rights began having their next contracts dictated by a third party…